A tree's a tree. How many more do you need to look at? Ronald Reagan More Quotes by Ronald Reagan More Quotes From Ronald Reagan It is the Soviet Union that runs against the tide of human history by denying human freedom and human dignity to its citizens. Ronald Reagan tidespresidentialrunning I was going to have an opening statement, but I decided that what I was going to say I wanted to get a lot of attention, so I'm going to wait and leak it. Ronald Reagan leakswaitingattention Freedom prospers only where the blessings of God are avidly sought, and humbly accepted. Ronald Reagan presidentialacceptedblessing I would have voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Ronald Reagan politicsrightsfunny Our Founding Fathers well understood that concentrated power is the enemy of liberty and the rights of man. They knew that the American experiment in individual liberty, free enterprise and republican self-government could succeed only if power were widely distributed. And since in any society social and political power flow from economic power, they saw that wealth and property would have to be widely distributed among the people of the country. The truth of this insight is immediately apparent. Ronald Reagan wisdomcountryfather George Burns . . . the only man I know who does fool Mother Nature. Ronald Reagan motherdoemen My golf-loving friend Bob Hope asked me what my handicap was, so I told him - the Congress. Ronald Reagan loving-friendsbobgolf Every new day begins with possibilities. Ronald Reagan new-possibilitiespossibilitynew-day You and I know and do not believe that life is so dear and peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery. If nothing in life is worth dying for, when did this begin-just in the face of this enemy? Or should Moses have told the children of Israel to live in slavery under the pharaohs? Should Christ have refused the cross? Should the patriots at Concord Bridge have thrown down their guns and refused to fire the shot heard 'round the world? The martyrs of history were not fools, and our honored dead who gave their lives to stop the advance of the Nazis didn't die in vain. Ronald Reagan sweetbelievechildren You know, if I listened to Michael Dukakis long enough, I would be convinced we're in an economic downturn and people are homeless and going without food and medical attention and that we've got to do something about the unemployed. Ronald Reagan politicslongpeople For an America of wisdom that honors the family, knowing that if the family goes, so goes our civilization. Ronald Reagan familyloveamerica An America that is militarily and economically strong is not enough. The world must see an America that is morally strong with a creed and a vision. This is what has led us to dare and achieve. For us, values count. Ronald Reagan strongamericareligion Let me make our goal in this program very clear: jobs, jobs, jobs, and more jobs. Our policy has been and will continue to be: What is good for the American worker is good for America. Ronald Reagan governmentjobsamerica If no one among us is capable of governing himself, then who among us has the capcity to govern someone else. Ronald Reagan governingresponsibilityifs I think the presidency is an institution over which you have temporary custody. Ronald Reagan custodygovernmentthinking Young Americans must never again be sent to fight and die unless we are prepared to let them win. Ronald Reagan fightingyoungwinning During my first press conference as president, in answer to a direct question, I pointed out that, as good Marxist-Leninists, the Soviet leaders have openly and publicly declared that the only morality they recognize is that which will further their cause, which is world revolution. Ronald Reagan presidentialleaderanswers We're the party that wants to see an America in which people can still get rich. Ronald Reagan partyamericapeople ALEC has forged a unique partnership between state legislators and leaders from the corporate and business community. This partnership offers businessmen the extraordinary opportunity to apply their talents to solve America's problems and build on our opportunities. Ronald Reagan uniqueopportunityamerica [Our goal] is to help revive America's traditional values: faith, family, neighborhood, work and freedom. Government has no business enforcing these values but neither must it seek, as it did in the recent past, to suppress or replace them. That only robbed us of our tiller and set us adrift. Helping to restore these values will bring new strength, direction and dignity to our lives and to the life of our nation. It's on these values that we'll best build our future. Ronald Reagan governmentamericapast
